Safari will soon support web extensions from other browsers
In macOS Big Sur, Safari will support more types of web extensions and Apple is also going to make it easier to port existing extensions from other browsers.
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Mike Peterson
New Safari API enables Face ID and Touch ID authentication for websites
Apple in a WWDC presentation on Wednesday detailed a new Safari feature that allows developers to integrate Face ID and Touch ID authentication for the web, replacing common text-based logins.
AppleInsider Staff
Safari now blocks Google Analytics on sites, new Privacy Report feature shows [u]
Apple's new Safari Privacy Report feature in macOS Big Sur shows that the browser now blocks Google Analytics from tracking users on websites.
Apple will allow you to assign your own default email and browser apps in iOS 14
New with iOS 14, Apple will finally allow users to set new default apps for email as well as surfing online, gradually opening the platform to more customization and third-party control.
Andrew O'Hara
iOS 14 could bring built-in translator, Apple Pencil support to Safari
Apple is reportedly working to bring full Apple Pencil support for websites and a built-in translator to Safari in iOS 14, with the latter feature also being tested on other system services.
Apple patches vulnerability where iPhone & MacBook cameras could be hijacked
An ethical "white-hat" hacker exploited Apple's own apps in December to show how a malicious website could gain unrestricted access to a user's camera and microphone without consent using flaws that have since been patched.
Amber Neely
How to automatically request a desktop version of a website on iOS
Websites typically adapt to the iPhone screen, but that doesn't mean they all do it well. When you know you're going to always need to see the full desktop version instead, you can make your iOS device automatically display it.
William Gallagher
Full third-party cookie blocking comes to Safari two years ahead of Chrome
Along with iOS 13.4, Safari was updated with improved Intelligent Tracking Prevention to include full third-party cookie blocking and other privacy features.
Wesley Hilliard
Safari to reject HTTPS certificates with over thirteen months validity
Apple places a hard cap of 398 days on certificate validity lengths, hoping to bolster safer, more secure browsing.
Mikey Campbell
Malcolm Owen
Mike Wuerthele
